Dave Howorth wrote: > Joe Sloan wrote: >> in fact anything in /opt or /usr/local usually wasn't even in root's >> path > > I should hope not! root should have a strictly limited path to limit > security exploits.
I'm not sure the lack of finish characteristic of the old school unices provides the security benefits you perceive. In any event the question becomes, is it lack of polish, or a carefully calculated attempt to limit the damage done by a bad superuser? The fact that not just roots path, but everybodys path seems a bit anemic on the old school unices, strongly hints at the former. IMHO the general user's path should certainly include commonly used utilities located in non-world-writable directories. Joe -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
